House Passes H.R. 3962

On Saturday evening, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act. The historic legislation was supported by the vast majority of New York Members of Congress, with the exceptions of Republicans Peter King and Chris Lee,...

H.R. 3962: An Analysis

Health Care for All New York, the state health care coalition of which we are a founding member, released this analysis of the House health care reform bill: the Affordable Health Care for America Act, H.R. 3962. HCFANY, as well as our national health care coalition,...

House Vote Saturday!

The House of Representatives will vote on their health care bill Saturday, H.R. 3962 – the Affordable Health Care for America Act! The vote could be very close, so every call right now will make a difference. Call 877.264.4226 Now! Then click here to report how...

Trick or Treat?

This Halloween it isn’t vampires, werewolves or zombies that we should be afraid of. Scaring folks around the country this year is the possibility of not winning real health care reform. As both the House and Senate prepare to vote on their health care bills, many...

I Had No Choice?

On October 15th, Governor Paterson initiated what has unfortunately become almost a new ritual in Albany – telling us that he has to make further “mid-year” cuts to the existing severe state budget. The details are mind-numbing – $686 million in aid cuts...

Thank You, Senator Schumer!

Yesterday, Majority Leader Harry Reid announced that a public option will be included in the Senate’s health care reform bill – a big victory. But, what the news isn’t mentioning is that Senator Schumer has been central to these negotiations and gave...